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8th grade Common Core W.11-12.1 thematic unit plans
5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle | Middle & High School | Printable & Digital
Are your students writing their first 5-paragraph essay? Or maybe your class is full of struggling writers? Guide your students through their essays with this highly scaffolded 5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle!This 5-Paragraph Essay Resources Bundle includes everything you need to teach students how to write a 5-paragraph essay--from essay structure to writing theses to creating a Works Cited page. With lots of built-in review, short lessons, and step-by-step outlines included, your secondary
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8th - 11th
American Literature Full-Year Curriculum: Bundle of 50+ Literature Units, CCSS
This is a HUGE curriculum bundle of our American literature units covering texts from the span of America's early beginnings through the 20th century (54 units, totaling up to 1,785 pages). These units cover many texts that are widely considered as staple readings in the corpus of American literature. Each unit has daily lesson plans included to explain the materials and guide instruction. The units are also complete with warm ups, exit tickets, texts, worksheets/activities with answer keys, cul
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8th - 12th
"Poetry and Philosophy" POETRY UNIT (AP Literature/High School)
This is my full poetry unit that I teach in my AP English Literature and Composition class (which is up to date with the 2019 changes). While attempting to accomplish the analytical skill building necessary for success in AP Lit, I also nestle this unit in my "Literature and Philosophy" quarter. Engaging philosophical content drives the thematic focus of many lessons and the poems, adding to the cohesiveness and depth of the unit. The poems covered in the unit were written mainly by classic B
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP English Literature Full Year BUNDLE!
African American Literature Bundle: Units for School Year or Black History Month
This is a bundle of our African American literature units (5 units total). These resources are great for incorporating throughout the year or you can teach them sequentially for Black History Month. The literature begins with the early poetry of Phillis Wheatley in the 1700s, continues through the voices of the abolitionist cause in the 1800s (The Spirituals and Frederick Douglass), and culminates with influential writings for civil rights in the 20th century (Langston Hughes and Martin Luther K
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8th - 12th
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American Literature Mega Bundle: Vol. 1 - Explorers, Puritans, & Founders
This is a mega bundle of our American literature units that cover texts from the span of early American expeditions, Puritan society, and key founding texts (14 units total). These units cover several texts that are widely considered as staple readings in the corpus of American literature. Students will: Delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and
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8th - 12th
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Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Mental Health
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refi
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Scary Halloween Short Stories for High School - Literary Analysis Activities
These scary short story units are perfect for Halloween! Your high school students will be spooked by the real-life comparisons and literary analysis activities in this bundle. Short stories include: “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 40% with the discounted bundle! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with these Scary Halloween Short Stories for High School:✏️ Pre-Reading Vocabulary Activities - Digital & P
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8th - 12th
Christmas Literature Bundle - 3 classic units for the season - CCSS
This is a bundle of our Christmas literature units. Students analyze three acclaimed classics. These include A Christmas carol, The Christmas Dinner, and The Gift of the Magi. Students will delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and complete creative writing assignments. Each unit has daily lesson plans included.Note on Level of Rigor: High schoo
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8th - 12th
Washington Irving Bundle - 3 Units - Rip Van Winkle, Sleepy Hollow, Christmas
This is a bundle of our literature units for classic author Washington Irving. Students analyze three of his classic short stories. These include The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, and The Christmas Dinner. Students will delve into the context of the author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and complete creative writing assignments. Each unit has daily lesson plans inc
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8th - 12th
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Short Story Bundle - Literary Analysis Activities for Secondary - Digital, Print
This short story bundle features literary analysis worksheets and activities for classic short stories that students love! Enhance your narrative reading unit with these anchor charts, graphic organizers, pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, vocabulary worksheets, and assessments! Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 50% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Short stories included with this bundle:1. “The Lottery” by Shirley JacksonExamine conformity, supe
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7th - 12th
Holiday Literature MEGA BUNDLE - CCSS
This is a mega bundle of our literature units to use during the holidays (9 units total). These units cover several classic texts to engage your students during the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas seasons. Students will: Delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and will be assessed through various creative writing assignments. Each unit has
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8th - 12th
MyPerspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
Black History Month Lesson Bundle for Secondary English
This thematic bundle for African American History Month includes nine secondary ELA lessons and activities that teach a variety of ELA reading, writing, and grammar skills. Specifically, the bundle includes five paired-text lessons, two nonfiction connections lessons, one speech lesson, and one grammar Trashketball game to review sentence structures.The paired passage and nonfiction connection lessons require students to think critically and synthesize their reading, identifying central ideas ac
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8th - 11th
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U.S. Founding Literature Bundle - Students analyze early American texts, CCSS
This is a bundle of our popular units about America's founding literature. Students analyze diverse texts from the early days of the American Revolution and Republic. These include the Declaration of Independence, Common Sense, The Crisis, Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention, Phillis Wheatley Poems, The Federalist Papers, The Constitution, and Abigail Adams: Letter to Her Daughter from the New White House. Students will: Delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the tex
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8th - 12th
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Animal Farm Novel Unit - What Makes a Tyrant?
A complete unit of study for ANIMAL FARM based on the theme of tyranny. Napoleon the pig is based on Joseph Stalin, but he is also an excellent archetype for any tyrannical, authoritarian dictator. The perceived threat of widespread communism doesn’t loom over world society the way it did in 1945 when ANIMAL FARM was first published. However, the threat of tyranny, authoritarianism, and violent dictatorships has unfortunately continued long after the reign of Joseph Stalin. The DRIVING QUESTION
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: MY FULL STORE! - A bundle of every single product I have
Edgar Allan Poe Bundle - 3 Units - The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, House of Usher
This is a bundle of our literature units for the classic author Edgar Allan Poe. These are great for any literary study of Dark Romanticism or Gothic fiction, and they're also favorites to teach during the Halloween season. Students analyze three of Poe's acclaimed classics: The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Students will learn the background of the author, delve into the context of the his purpose for each work, read the texts (included), engage with the vocab
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8th - 12th
Puritan Literature Unit Bundle - Mayflower Compact, Bradstreet, Edwards - CCSS
This is a bundle of our popular units from American Puritan literature. Students analyze diverse texts to better grasp the dynamic literature from their time in American colonial history. These include the Mayflower Compact, the poetry of Anne Bradstreet, and Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Students will: Delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by eviden
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8th - 12th
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World Literature BUNDLE: 4 UNITS ( YEAR LONG)
This resource is a bundle of World Literature unit plans which includes a European, Asian, Persian, and American Dream unit. All units include do-nows, exit tasks, discussion questions, corresponding activities, and writing tasks, and assessments.
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8th - 12th
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Netflix
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Censorship
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
American Voices Unit Plan BUNDLE (American Literature)
This resource is a comprehensive combination of slides (97 slides), activities, do-nows, vocabulary, comprehension check questions, highly engaging writing tasks, mini-lessons, discussion questions, and assessments, making teaching American Voices fun, engaging, and efficient. Texts included in this unit:"Music for My Mother""A Quilt of a Country""American History""The Immigrant Contribution""Rules of the Game""The Writing on the Wall""With a Little Help From My Friends""Morning Talk""Immigrant
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8th - 12th
BUNDLE OF EIGHT: THE AMERICAN SHORT STORY
SEMESTERLONG, 181-page bundleIncludesMultiple-Choice Examinations * Essay ExaminationsGrading Rubrics * Answer Keys * Test taker Profiles * Guide to Literary TechniquesAuthor Excerpts * Test item Breakdowns and Explications Vocabulary Activity and Test with Key * Fun Class Activities * Original Stories (pdf)Anchor Responses to Research Paper * Customized Writing Rubric * Quiz over MilieuStudy Guide: Patterns in Literature * Exercise in Literary Techniques Testing units over these short storie
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8th - 12th
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Nutrition
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Conversation Starters Package on Personal Questions
Generate inspiring class discussions with these personal thought-provoking conversation questions.What's included:A list of 15 personal thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students Activities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phrases to cre
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
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